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CCSP GOAL 1
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Extend knowledge of the Earth’s past and present climate and environment, including its natural variability, and improve understanding of the causes of observed changes
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Product 1.1
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Temperature trends in the lower atmosphere: steps for understanding and reconciling differences
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NOAA
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Product 1.2
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Past climate variability and change in the Arctic and at high latitudes
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USGS
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Product 1.3
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Re-analyses of historical climate data for key atmospheric features: implications for attribution of causes of observed change
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NOAA
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CCSP GOAL 2
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Improve quantification of the forces bringing about changes in the Earth’s climate and related systems
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Product 2.1
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Scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric concentrations and review of integrated scenario development and application
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DOE
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Product 2.2
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North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle
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NOAA
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Product 2.3
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Aerosol properties and their impacts on climate
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NASA
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Product 2.4
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Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure and climate change
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NOAA
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CCSP GOAL 3
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Reduce uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate and related systems may change in the future
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Product 3.1
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Climate models: an assessment of strengths and limitations for user applications
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DOE
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Product 3.2
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Climate projections for research and assessment based on emissions scenarios developed through the Climate Change Technology Program
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NOAA
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Product 3.3
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Climate extremes including documentation of current extremes: prospects for improving projections
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NOAA
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Product 3.4
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Risks of abrupt changes in global climate
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USGS
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CCSP GOAL 4
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Understand the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes
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Product 4.1
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Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea-level rise
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EPA
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Product 4.2
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State-of-knowledge of thresholds of change that could lead to discontinuities (sudden changes) in some ecosystems and climate-sensitive resources
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USGS
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Product 4.3
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Analyses of the effects of global change on agriculture, biodiversity, land, and water resources
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USDA
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Product 4.4
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Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources
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EPA
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Product 4.5
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Effects of global change on energy production and use
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DOE
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Product 4.6
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Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems
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EPA
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Product 4.7
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Within the transportation sector, a summary of climate change and variability sensitivities, potential impacts, and response options
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DOT
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CCSP GOAL 5
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Explore the uses and identify the limits of evolving knowledge to manage risks and opportunities related to climate variability and change
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Product 5.1
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Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions
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NASA
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Product 5.2
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Best-practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decision making
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TBD
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Product 5.3
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Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal-to-interannual forecasts and observational data
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NOAA
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* The righthand column provides the S&A product lead agency for IQA and FACA purposes.
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